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Chess: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa reaches final at 2am on day of his exams

The Indian 16-year-old beat his rivals with bold attacking play before losing in the $150,000 final to Ding Liren, who knocked out Magnus Carlsen in the semis

The Guardian - UK

Chessable Masters final: Ding Liren seizes advantage against Praggnanandhaa

The second day of the final will also feature four games and the tie-break if required

The Hindu

Making Chessable Masters final was unexpected: Praggnanandhaa

CHENNAI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is making it a habit of beating the top players in the circuit. Days after defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen during a preliminary stage clash of the ongoing Chessable Masters, an online tournament, Praggu beat Anish Giri to make the final of the competition on Tuesday…

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Chessable Masters: Praggnanandhaa shocks Anish Giri, meets Ding Liren in final

The Young Grandmaster becomes the first Indian player to reach the final of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters tournament.

The Hindu

Praggnanandhaa makes Chessable Masters final

CHENNAI: R Praggnanandhaa made it to his first Meltwater Champions Chess Tour final in sensational style. The 16-year-old displayed tremendous skillset and tenacity to defeat Anish Giri in the Chessable Masters semifinal. Anish had gone into the match unbeaten and in red-hot form having topped the $150,000 event's Prelim stage…

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa sails into semifinals of Chessable Masters

The 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa will take on Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the semifinals

The Hindu

Praggu faces Giri for a place in the Chessable Masters final

CHENNAI: An explosive day in the Chessable Masters saw Anish Giri power into the semis to set up a semifinal clash with young gun R Praggnanandhaa. The red hot Dutchman knocked out Norway's no.2 Aryan Tari with a game to spare as he went 18 unbeaten in the event so…

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India's Praggnanandhaa sails into semifinals of Chessable Masters

CHENNAI: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated China's Wei Yi 2.5-1.5 to book a spot in the semifinals of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament.

The Times of India

Indian GM Praggnanandhaa secures quarterfinal spot in Chessable Masters

CHENNAI: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot and GM Vidit Gujrathi to book a spot in the quarterfinals of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament.

The Times of India

Chessable Masters: Praggu makes knockouts, faces Wei Yi in the quarters

CHENNAI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa made it to the knockout stages of the Chessable Masters online tournament late on Sunday.

The Times of India

Magnus Carlsen set to be part of Chess Olympiad

Almost 9 years after winning his maiden World championship in Chennai back in 2013, Magnus Carlsen will be revisiting the city to be part of the 44th chess Olympiad scheduled to be held here from July 28 to August 10.

The Times of India

Indian teen Praggnanandhaa stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen again to take win at Chessable Masters

NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu notched up his second win of the season over Magnus Carlsen in the fifth round of the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament, exactly three months after stunning the world champion for the first time.

The Times of India

Chess: Carlsen goes head to head with Ding Liren as world top two meet

China’s Ding is the new favourite for next month’s Candidates after Alireza Firouzja, 18, failed in Bucharest, and the 29-year-old will play the world No 1 at least once during the Chessable Masters

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen wins Titled Tuesday while Alireza Firouzja is erratic

The world champion scored 10/11 online in Chess.com’s weekly masters open, using 1 b2-b3 as White and 1...b7-b6 as Black in all games, while the 18-year-old talent has been uneven against the elite at Bucharest

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Chess: Poland’s Duda wins in Oslo while tired Carlsen fades at the finish

The world champion missed a long distance threat and lost three of his seven matches in the Oslo Esports Cup, including Thursday’s final round when victory would have ensured first prize

The Times of India

Oslo Esports Cup: Duda reigns supreme, Pragg finishes fourth

CHENNAI: Polish star Jan-Krzysztof Duda pulled off a stunning late charge to clinch the $210,000 Oslo Esports Cup, the first major of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour season.

The Times of India

Chess: Indian GM Praggnanandhaa falters in final round of Oslo event, finishes fourth

OSLO: India's teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on the top prize in the USD 210,000 Oslo Esports Cup online rapid chess tournament as he lost 0.5-2.5 to Dutch player Anish Giri in the seventh and final round to finish fourth.

The Times of India

Oslo Esports Cup: Carlsen and Pragg set up final day shootout

Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa will slug it out for the Oslo Esports Cup title on Thursday after India's boy wonder finally cracked under pressure.

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The Hindu

Praggnanandhaa nails Hansen, regains lead; Foreest stuns Carlsen

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Oslo Esports Cup: Pragg makes it three in-a-row

India's young gun R Praggnanandhaa registered his third straight match-win on Sunday to continue his perfect start to the elite Oslo Esports Cup. The 16-year-old superstar-in-the-making is the only player with 9/9 points and has won the maximum $22,500 so far after he crushed Liem Quang Le with a game…

The Hindu

Praggnanandha takes lead

Carlsen loses to Liem

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen ‘unlikely’ to defend crown, but questions remain

Norway’s world champion says he felt more comfortable before 2013 when he knew he was the best player and that later too much of his identity became linked to the championship title

The Times of India

Not sure about defending world title: Magnus Carlsen

CHENNAI: World no. 1 Magnus Carlsen remains the undisputed king of chess. However, the 31-year-old, who won his fifth World title last year, may not defend the crown next year.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Teenagers top in Reykjavik while English hopes fade at the finish

India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 16, won first prize and the youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra, 13, of the US, tied for second

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen’s rivals prepare for Candidates as No 1 wins after hiccup

China’s world No 2, Ding Liren, is poised to join Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and five other top GMs in the Candidates, while Carlsen wins online despite scare

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